"...and my engagement ring! The one Sam gave me that is almost an exact replica of Princess Dana's, only mine is better and can't be replaced. Oh, Lillian," I cried, as the tears welled up, "my precious rings are gone, and I know they were here yesterday, and now I cannot find them anywhere," p. 3.

"Now that they were leaving, though, a wave of dread swept over me as I watched and waved at tht several groups of well-dressed women talking and laughing together on their way to the cars parked along the curb," p. 4.

"Opal Nixon was the decorator Hazel Marie had engaged to help her redo her upstairs bedroom. They'd done it in pink with gold accents, which didn't reflect my taste, but it ahd impressed any number of my guests," p. 8.

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